Theatres around Atlanta have resumed full schedules of in-person programming, and we have been loving it it! Aurora Theatre's newest season will welcome audiences into the brand-new Lawrenceville Arts Center, beginning with fan-favorite Christmas Canteen.
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CHRISTMAS CANTEEN 2021 Nov. 26 – Dec. 23, 2021
For the first time ever on the sparkling 500-seat Grand Stage Theatre of the Lawrenceville Arts Center, Gwinnett’s longest-running theatrical holiday tradition returns. This stunning revue is an explosion of Christmas magic brimming with songs, comic sketches and trips down memory lane making "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" an unforgettable experience. This milestone production promises new surprises and will be the must-see event of the holiday!
FEEDING BEATRICE: A GOTHIC TALE By Kirsten Greenidge Jan. 20 – Feb. 6, 2022
June and Lurie Walker have a haunting new houseguest – and she’s ravenously hungry. When Beatrice arrives, she burrows so deeply into their existence that she unearths dark secrets with explosive consequences. Expertly crafted, this spine-chilling thriller evokes the terror of Get Out and the suspense of Hitchcock’s Psycho.
RODGERS + HAMMERSTEIN’S CINDERELLA Music by Richard Rodgers Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II New Book by Douglas Carter Beane Original Book by Oscar Hammerstein II March 10 – April 3, 2022
This contemporary take on the timeless fairytale features beloved Rodgers and Hammerstein songs like "In My Own Little Corner" and "Impossible/It’s Possible," alongside a hilarious and romantic story that adds new characters and surprising twists. This rags-to-regal story parallels Aurora Theatre’s journey, from humble beginnings, from producing plays in the old Parson’s Hardware to fulfilling the dream of living in a modern-day palace. This show celebrates the future of possibility in an arts center 14 years in the making, because as all good fairy godmothers know, “Even miracles take a little time!”
SWINDLERS A world premiere farce by Chris Anthony Ferrer May 19 – June 5, 2022
Swindlers is a hilarious new farce that centers around bungling burglars, Jerry and Miles, who are set to make easy pickings of a millionaire Miami mansion. Things become complicated, as the situation turns wildly hysterical in a circus of window breaking, code name using, bearskin rug scaring, people killing events that reveal a chance for these small-time crooks to make the biggest score of all time. The madcap caper? Finding the $300 million diamond first and getting out alive!
About those tickets...
Ticket prices for the 2021-2022 Season vary by performance. Season subscribers enjoy rewards such as preferred seating, exchange privileges and much more. Season Tickets for this inaugural season in the new venue start as low as $95. Loyal patrons are encouraged to support Aurora Theatre and become a Star Pass Member by adding a tax-deductible contribution of $100 or more to each season ticket for even more added benefits. Christmas Canteen single tickets and season subscriptions are on sale now.
Theatres around Atlanta have resumed full schedules of in-person programming, and we have been loving it it! Aurora Theatre’s newest season will welcome audiences into the brand-new Lawrenceville Arts Center, …
The Atlanta Opera has announced their return to the stage with four mainstage productions planned for the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and two planned as part of their Discovery Series presented in their Big Tent venue.
Atlanta Opera's 2021-22 Season
Kicking off in November, the four mainstage productions are: Handel's JULIUS CAESAR IN EGYPT, Gilbert and Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE, Rossini's BARBER OF SEVILLE, and THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS, written by Mason Bates to a libretto by Mark Campbell. This follows a season of productions in the Big Tent, which was custom built out of the necessity to keep audiences, performers and crew safe during the pandemic, but proved popular beyond all expectation.
It was the company's Discoveries Series, dedicated to mounting adventurous new productions in alternative spaces, that provided the inspiration for the widely praised Big Tent performances, and the venue fittingly returns this season for the Discoveries Series "Come As You Are" festival (June 2-19, 2022), comprising a production of the blockbuster musical CABARET performed in repertory with the critically acclaimed chamber opera CABARET.
In the words of Atlanta Opera Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun
"We believe that what unites us is far greater than what divides us. CABARET and AS ONE take place a century apart: one in the early 20th and the other the early 21st. But they are about the same theme: we are all different, but as human beings we are much more similar than we are sometimes told. History proves again and again that great dangers await us if we choose to focus on what separates us rather than what unites us.
"During the pandemic, the Big Tent has come to symbolize unity. A safe place, where we can come together as a community and enjoy live performance regardless of the turmoil outside. We look forward to coming together again under the big top to enjoy these two masterpieces."
CABARET
The Atlanta Opera's production of CABARET is adapted from the 1998 Broadway revival that ran for more than 2,377 performances at Studio 54 in New York. Zvulun will direct and James Lowe, music director and conductor of the Tony Award-winning Broadway revival of ANYTHING GOES with Sutton Foster and Joel Grey, will conduct members of The Atlanta Opera Orchestra. Award-winning set designer Alexander Dodge will transform The Atlanta Opera's Big Tent into the Kit Kat Klub, a decadent cabaret where singer Sally Bowles entertained Berlin's elite in the 1930s. Erik Teague, the designer responsible for the whimsical costumes in this past spring's production of THREEPENNY OPERA, will handle the costumes.
A versatile singing actor equally capable in opera houses and on Broadway, Curt Olds will sing the role of the flamboyant Emcee. He has been seen in productions ranging from Don Pasquale and The Magic Flute to musicals such as Sondheim's A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC, THE THREEPENNY OPERA, and Broadway's RIVERDANCE. Hailed by Opera News as "a wonderful singing actor, as adept in pointing dialogue as in phrasing song," Olds most recently performed the role of Monsieur André in the world tour of THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA.
Actor and tenor Anthony Laciura will sing the role of Herr Schultz, the elderly fruit shop owner. With more than 800 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, Laciura has taken his operatic skills around the world, singing supporting roles in many of the best-known operas in the canon, including THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, THE MAGIC FLUTE, CARMEN, TURANDOT, and FALSTAFF. From 2010 to 2013 he was seen in the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire as butler Eddie Kessler.
Further casting has yet to be announced.
AS ONE
Running in repertory with CABARET will be the Atlanta premiere of the critically acclaimed chamber opera AS ONE by Laura Kaminsky, "one of the top 35 female composers in classical music" (Washington Post), in which two voices-Hannah After (mezzo-soprano) and Hannah Before (baritone)-share the part of a sole transgender protagonist. Kaminsky's music is set to a libretto by Mark Campbell and transgender filmmaker-librettist Kimberly Reed, who also created the multimedia opera's film. Since its world premiere at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, AS ONE has become the most-produced modern opera in America.
Transgender baritone Lucia Lucas-recognized as a "rising star" (The Guardian) with "a voice that can rattle the rafters with its power, without ever sacrificing subtlety of expression" (Tulsa World)-sings the role of Hannah Before. Lucas sang the title role in DON GIOVANNI with Tulsa Opera in 2019, becoming the first trans woman to sing a principal opera role on an American stage. The performance was the subject of James Kicklighter's feature-length documentary THE SOUND OF IDENTITY.
Blythe Gaissert, an American mezzo-soprano and expert in new classical music, will sing the role of Hannah After, a role that she has sung in eight previous productions, including the 2019 version at New York City Opera. Known for her "rich, earthy voice and dramatic skills" (Broadway World), as well as impeccable musicianship and technical prowess, Gaissert is "impossible to ignore" (Denver Post).
During last fall's Big Tent Series, The Atlanta Opera's first foray in its bespoke venue was hailed by ArtsATL as "a welcome breath of fresh air, literally and figuratively." Regardless of the status of the pandemic next spring, for the Discoveries Series productions the Big Tent is the ideal choice. Zvulun explains:
"Over the past year, the Big Tent has become our favorite 'home away from home.' We have thoroughly enjoyed performing in a venue that we can put almost anywhere and easily turn into a Texas saloon on one night and Victorian London the next. And the audience response has been out of this world. I don't think anybody is ready to see the Big Tent go into storage-certainly not me." The Big Tent will be pitched on the grounds of The Atlanta Opera offices at 1575 Northside Drive, less than a half-mile off of I-75.
About those tickets...
Tickets for CABARET start at $50 while tickets for AS ONE start at $15. Tickets go on sale Tuesday, August 17 at 10am and can be purchased at atlantaopera.org or by calling 404-881-8885. Both operas will be performed in English with English supertitles.
Visit AtlantaOpera.org for more information about the entire season.
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The Atlanta Opera has announced their return to the stage with four mainstage productions planned for the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and two planned as part of their Discovery Series …
Atlanta theatres are resuming full schedules of in-person programming, and we are here for it! Atlanta Lyric, Marietta's professional musical theatre company, has a full season of fan-favorite musicals, kicking off just one month from now.
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The Drowsy Chaperone
August 25 - September 5, 2021 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
Music and Lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison Book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar
Winner of five Tony Awards, including Best Book and Best Original Score, The Drowsy Chaperone is a loving send-up of the Jazz Age musical, featuring one show-stopping song and dance number after another.
With the houselights down, a man in a chair appears on stage and puts on his favorite record: the cast recording of a fictitious 1928 musical. The recording comes to life and The Drowsy Chaperone begins as the man in the chair looks on. Mix in two lovers on the eve of their wedding, a bumbling best man, a desperate theatre producer, a not-so-bright hostess, two gangsters posing as pastry chefs, a misguided Don Juan and an intoxicated chaperone, and you have the ingredients for an evening of madcap delight.
The Addams Family
October 27 - November 7, 2021 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on characters created by Charles Addams
The Addams Family, a comical feast that embraces the wackiness in every family, features an original story and it’s every father’s nightmare: Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family– a man her parents have never met. And if that wasn’t upsetting enough, Wednesday confides in her father and begs him not to tell her mother. Now, Gomez Addams must do something he’s never done before– keep a secret from his beloved wife, Morticia. Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday’s “normal” boyfriend and his parents.
Beehive
February 16-27, 2022 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
BEEHIVE celebrates the powerful female voices of the 1960’s with such timeless hits as “My Boyfriend’s Back,” “Be My Baby,” “Son of a Preacher Man,” “Proud Mary,” and “Me and Bobby McGee.” Told from the perspective of six young women who come of age in this enigmatic decade, BEEHIVE takes us from their first Beehive Dance to the challenges we faced as a nation. Audiences will want to dance in the aisles as this show never stops moving and grooving with music by the most famous female performers of the 1960’s.
The Wizard of Oz
April 13 - 24, 2022 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
This playful stage adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s celebrated novel has the award-winning score full of famous songs like, “Over The Rainbow,” “Munchkinland (Ding Dong! The Witch Is Dead),” “If I Only Had A Brain/A Heart/The Nerve,” “We’re Off To See The Wizard,” and “The Merry Old Land of Oz.”
Matilda
June 15 - 26, 2022 Jennie T. Anderson Theatre
Matilda is a little girl with astonishing wit, intelligence and psychokinetic powers. She’s unloved by her cruel parents and is the bane of headmistress, Miss Trunchbull — Matilda’s courage and cleverness just might save the day. Packed with high-energy dance numbers, catchy songs and an unforgettable gang of “revolting” children, Matilda is a joyous girl power romp.
Matilda is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI).
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Atlanta theatres are resuming full schedules of in-person programming, and we are here for it! Atlanta Lyric, Marietta’s professional musical theatre company, has a full season of fan-favorite musicals, kicking …
This fall will see the return of most theatres around metro-Atlanta in one way or another. And we couldn't be more excited to highlight what's next for Atlanta's own Tony Award-winning venue, Alliance Theatre!
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The Coca-Cola Stage Series
DARLIN’ CORY(World Premiere Musical) September 8 – October 3, 2021 Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
Book by Phillip DePoy
Music by Kristian Bush
Lyrics by Phillip DePoy and Kristian Bush
Directed by Susan V. Booth
Set against the backdrop of 1930s Appalachia, DARLIN’ CORY is a haunting new musical by playwright & novelist Phillip DePoy (EDWARD FOOTE) and Sugarland’s front man & Grammy Award winner Kristian Bush (TROUBADOUR). In a tiny mountain town with no road in – and no road out – a community carries secrets of all sizes. But when a young woman with ambition and intelligence collides with a pastor deeply committed to preserving the status quo, cracks begin to form in the town’s well-constructed façade. And when a stranger appears with a mysterious backstory and the best moonshine anyone’s ever tasted – some of those secrets threaten to spill. With an original folk-country score, this modern-day myth inspired by local lore promises to leave audiences on the edge of their seats. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/darlin
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (new adaptation) November 12 – December 24, 2021 Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
By Charles Dickens Adapted by David H. Bell Directed by Leora Morris
The Alliance Theatre’s beloved production A CHRISTMAS CAROL will return to the Coca-Cola Stage this year with an exciting new adaption, including a completely reimagined set design and stunning new costumes. Audiences will be transported to the streets of London to revisit the timeless story of Ebenezer Scrooge’s journey to redemption, told with beautiful live music and an all-star cast. Join the Alliance Theatre for one of Atlanta’s most treasured holiday traditions. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/carol
TONI STONE February 10 – 27, 2022 Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
By Lydia R. Diamond Directed by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden
Considered a pioneer, Toni Stone is the first woman to play baseball in the Negro Leagues, also making her the first woman to play professionally in a men’s league. Against all odds, Toni blazes a path in the male-dominated sports world, breaking through the limitations others placed on her, and creating her own set of rules. Follow Toni’s journey as she fights for love, equality and a chance to do what she wants the most — play some world class baseball. Declared the Best New Play of 2019 by The Wall Street Journal, TONI STONE is a funny and fascinating story of race, gender, and raw ambition… and an unheralded superstar you will never forget. For tickets and info, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/tonistone
BINA’S SIX APPLES (world premiere) March 11 – 27, 2022 Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
By Lloyd Suh Directed by Eric Ting
Bina’s family grows the finest apples in all of Korea. But when war forces her to flee her home, Bina is alone in the world with just six precious apples to her name. Can these meager possessions help her find her family? Join Bina on her spirited journey that ranges from the heartbreaking to the humorous. Encountering new challenges at every turn, Bina is forced to rely upon her apples and their important legacy as she begins to discover the power of her own resilience. Often mesmerizing, always heartwarming, Bina will discover that she’s not the only one on a difficult quest for a place to call home. For tickets and info, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/binasapples
A World Premiere Musical, to be announced later this summer May 25 – June 26, 2022 Coca-Cola Stage at Alliance Theatre
Directed by Tony Award-winner Kenny Leon
The Hertz Series
THE NEW BLACK FEST'S HANDS UP: 7 PLAYWRIGHTS, 7 TESTAMENTS October 8 – 31, 2021 Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre
By Nathan James, Nathan Yungerberg, Idris Goodwin, Nambi E. Kelley, Nsangou Njikam, Eric Holmes, and Dennis Allen II
Co-Directed by Keith Arthur Bolden and Alexis Woodard
Across seven monologues written by seven Black playwrights, HANDS UP depicts the realities of Black America from the perspective of varying genders, sexual orientations, skin tones, and socioeconomic backgrounds. The play was originally commissioned in 2015 by the New Black Fest in response to a police officer fatally shooting an unarmed Black teenager, Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO. The themes and stories it tells still ring true today. HANDS UP is produced in association with Spelman College. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/handsup
CLUB HERTZ LIVE
December 8 – 24, 2021
Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre
Experience a special concert series featuring some of Atlanta’s most exciting performers and musicians in a relaxed lounge atmosphere. CLUB HERTZ LIVE will feature a new performer each night and a variety of genres during the month of December. Bands and performers will be chosen by a panel of music-industry professionals. Performers are invited to apply to be a part of the series on the Alliance’s website. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/clubhertz
DREAM HOU$E (world premiere, winner of the Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition) January 22 – February 13, 2022 Hertz Stage at Alliance Theatre
By Eliana Pipes
DREAM HOU$E follows two Latinx sisters on an HGTV-style reality show who are selling their family home, hoping to capitalize on the gentrification in their “changing neighborhood.” As they perform for the camera, one sister grapples with turmoil in the family’s ancestral past while the other learns how much she’s willing to sacrifice for the family’s future. What is the cultural cost of progress in America — and is cashing in always selling out? DREAM HOU$E is the winner of the 2021/22 Alliance/Kendeda National Graduate Playwriting Competition. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/dreamhouse
Kathy & Ken Bernhardt Theatre for the Very Young
SOUNDS OF THE WEST END
August 17, 2021 – May 31, 2022
Streaming on Alliance Theatre Anywhere
Conceived and Directed by Ameenah Kaplan
Inspired by In the West End written by Will Power and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, commissioned by the Alliance Theatre in partnership with the Mayor's Summer Reading Club This aural adventure will immerse you in the sounds of the historic Atlanta neighborhood. From the talk on the sidewalks to the whoosh of the Marta trains, join us for a rhythmic and tasty trip through the epicenter of vegan cooking in Atlanta. For tickets or information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/sounds.
THE CURIOUS CARDINAL
October 12, 2021 – May 31, 2022
Streaming on Alliance Theatre Anywhere
Written and Directed by Mark Valdez
A Palette Production Original composition by Eugene H. Russell IV
Created in partnership with the Fernbank Museum of Natural History As the seasons come and go in this GA forest, so too do all of the varied wildlife. Except, of course, for the curious cardinal, who stays put the entire year, curiously exploring all of the changes that the seasons bring. Join our cardinal as he bickers with the blue jays in spring, outwits the mischievous squirrels in summer, and bids a fond farewell to the friendly otters in the fall. This animated short celebrates the majesty of the natural habitats of GA and the daily adventures of an everchanging world. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/cardinal
(KNOCK, KNOCK)
December 2 - 23, 2021
Selig Family Blackbox Theatre at Alliance Theatre
Created by Olivia Aston Bosworth & Samantha Provenzano
Directed by Samantha Provenzano
Come in from out of the cold and celebrate community, family, and warmth this holiday season! Welcome to The Apartment Building. Below us, above us, and beside us, the residents are preparing for the holidays and trying to stay warm. Join us on a floor to floor adventure, meeting and celebrating with a variety of friends who all call The Apartment Building home. Surprises hide behind each door — all you need to do is (Knock, Knock). For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/knock
IN MY GRANNY’S GARDEN
March 16 - April 24, 2022
Selig Family Blackbox Theatre at Alliance Theatre
Directed by Rosemary Newcott
Based on In My Granny’s Garden written be Pearl Cleage and Zaron Burnett Jr. and illustrated by Radcliffe Bailey, commissioned by the Alliance Theatre in partnership with the Mayor's Summer Reading Club
In My Granny’s Garden invites our youngest audiences to explore the glory of growing your own food. Watch a tiny seed become a field of corn, green beans, collard greens, and bright red tomatoes. Step into a visual feast inspired by world renowned artist Radcliffe Bailey’s original paintings, and discover the one superpower that fuels Granny’s garden. This play promises to leave you nourished in body and soul. For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/garden
DO YOU LOVE THE DARK? (world premiere)
January 20 - February 27, 2022
Selig Family Blackbox Theatre at Alliance Theatre
Based on Do You Love the Dark? written by Maya Lawrence and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie commissioned by the Alliance Theatre in partnership with the Mayor's Summer Reading
ClubInspired by the Mayor's Summer Reading Club original book by Maya Lawrence and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, Do You Love the Dark? follows a young girl during a sleepless night trying to conquer her biggest fear of all: the dark! This interactive play invites the audience on an unforgettable journey to not only conquer the fear of the unknown, but to transform it into love. Join us for this humungous hug of a play and discover all the good love glowing in the dark! For tickets and information, visit www.alliancetheatre.org/lovedark
This fall will see the return of most theatres around metro-Atlanta in one way or another. And we couldn’t be more excited to highlight what’s next for Atlanta’s own Tony …
Atlanta's break from in-person theatre has gradually drawn to a close, and we are ready to get back out there and see some shows! Let's take a look at what this season has in store for City Springs Theatre's exclusively musical theatre company.
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Rodgers and Hammerstein's The Sound of Music
September 10-26, 2021
The final collaboration between Rodgers & Hammerstein was destined to become the world’s most-beloved musical. Featuring a trove of cherished songs, including “Climb Ev’ry Mountain,” “My Favorite Things,” “Do Re Mi,” “Sixteeen Going on Seventeen” and the title number, THE SOUND OF MUSIC won the hearts of audiences worldwide, earning five Tony Awards and five Oscars for the feature film version. The inspirational story, based on the memoir of Maria Augusta Trapp, follows an ebullient postulate who serves as governess to the seven children of the imperious Captain Von Trapp, bringing music and joy to the household. But as the forces of Nazism take hold of Austria, Maria and the entire Von Trapp family must make a moral decision.
A Chorus Line
March 11-27, 2022
Directed by Tony Award recipient and original Broadway cast member of A Chorus Line, Baayork Lee
A Chorus Line is a stunning concept musical capturing the spirit and tension of a Broadway chorus audition. Exploring the inner lives and bittersweet ambitions of professional Broadway performers, the show features one powerhouse number after another. Memorable musical numbers include “What I Did for Love, “One,” “At the Ballet,” “The Music and the Mirror,” and “I Hope I Get It.” A brilliantly complex fusion of song, dance, and compellingly authentic drama, A Chorus Line was instantly recognized as a classic
The Color Purple
May 6-22, 2022
This musical adaptation of Alice Walker’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel (and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg film) spotlights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story. With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, The Color Purple is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love, and a celebration of life. It premiered at the Alliance Theatre Company here in Atlanta, Georgia and opened on Broadway on November 1, 2005, where it was nominated for eleven 2006 Tony Awards®, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score. The London off-West End production moved to Broadway in 2015, winning the Tony Award® for Best Revival of a Musical.
West Side Story
July 8-24, 2022
As relevant today as when it premiered in 1957, West Side Story is widely regarded as among the best musicals ever written. This landmark Broadway musical (with a legendary score by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim) transports Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet to modern-day New York City as two young, idealistic lovers find themselves caught between warring street gangs, struggling to survive in a world of hate, violence and prejudice. Featuring immortal songs such as “Tonight,” “Something’s Coming” and “I Feel Pretty,” West Side Story is certain to move, charm and captivate audiences old and new.
All performances will take place in the Byers Theatre at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. Visit CitySpringsTheatre.com for more information and to purchase season subscription packages.
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Atlanta’s break from in-person theatre has gradually drawn to a close, and we are ready to get back out there and see some shows! Let’s take a look at what …
We are so excited to see new season announcements as theatres around Atlanta are returning to in-person performances! With performances starting in less than a month, Actor's Express is kicking off their '21-'22 season with an Olympics-themed play, followed by an Off-Broadway hit musical, a world premiere play, and more.
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Red Speedo By Lucas Hnath August 11 - September 5, 2021
On the eve of Olympic qualifying trials, a champion swimmer’s future rests in the balance. If he makes the team he will sign a lucrative endorsement deal worth millions. But when performance enhancing drugs are found in his team’s locker room fridge, he must tread water past the rumors to avoid losing it all. With rapid-fire dialogue that builds to an electrifying, twist-filled climax, Red Speedo will leave you breathless. From the acclaimed author of A Doll’s House Part 2 and The Christians.
Heathers: The Musical Music & Lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe & Kevin Murphy September 29 - October 17, 2021
A Co-Production between Actor’s Express and Oglethorpe University Theatre; Performed at the Conant Performing Arts Center.
Social outcast Veronica has found her way into the most powerful and feared clique at Westerburg High – the Heathers. But when she falls for the dangerous and sexy transfer student J.D., she soon finds that her “teenage angst bullshit has a body count.” So grab your slushee, bust out your best scrunchie and settle in for the wild ride of this hit musical based on the 1989 cult classic film starring Winona Ryder.
WORLD PREMIERE! Hometown Boy By Keiko Green November 3-28, 2021
James hasn’t been back to his rural Georgia hometown in over a decade, but reluctantly returns to check in on his father, whose behavior has become worryingly erratic. And since the South has a way of holding onto secrets, he soon stumbles into a life he thought he had left behind as a child. That stench in the air isn’t just his father’s decaying house, but the rotten core of long-buried secrets teeming just under the surface and ready to explode.
Intimate Apparel By Lynn Nottage January 5 - February 6, 2022
In 1905 New York, an independent woman named Esther creates beautiful lingerie for clients that range from white society mavens on the Upper East Side to prostitutes in the Tenderloin district. As she works toward her dream of opening a beauty salon for Black women, she earns the trust, respect and friendship of her diverse customers. And when she enters into a romantic correspondence with a mysterious pen pal, her quest for empowerment and self-actualization takes unexpected turns. A landmark play from MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Lynn Nottage. Starring Atlanta favorite Cynthia D. Barker as Esther.
Bootycandy By Robert O’Hara March 2-27, 2022
Join Sutter as he propels through a kaleidoscopic odyssey through his childhood home, church, dive bars, seedy motels – and one riotously funny phone conversation about very inappropriate baby names. One of the most acclaimed satirical comedies of the decade, Bootycandy is an audacious series of subversive vignettes that explore what it means to grow up gay and black in America.
Sunset Baby By Dominique Morisseau April 20 - May 15, 2022
When Black Liberation activist Kenyatta Shakur comes back to the world after prison, he finds himself widowed and alone. His fraught reunion with his daughter Nina only intensifies when she refuses to release to him letters from his late wife that are both personally and historically significant. In the familial tug-of-war that ensues, Kenyatta and Nina must find a way to confront their shared history. A crackling play from MacArthur Genius Grant recipient Dominique Morisseau, one of the most acclaimed playwrights in America today.
Desire Under the Elms By Eugene O’Neill June 1 - July 3, 2022
In this scorching classic that pulses with the intensity of a fever dream, tyrannical patriarch Ephraim Cabot returns to his rural New England farm with a seductive new wife, Abbie, hoping to produce a new heir to the estate. Fearing disinheritance, his impetuous youngest son Eben hates his new stepmother. But hatred gives way to lust, unleashing tragic consequences on the Cabot family forever. A great masterwork by one of America’s most preeminent dramatists.
Lizzie Music by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer & Alan Stevens Hewitt Lyrics by Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer & Tim Maner Book by Tim Maner July 27 - September 4, 2022
“Lizzie Borden took an axe and gave her mother forty whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father forty-one.” Or did she? This blistering rock musical upends one of the most intriguing crimes in our country’s history, which has captured our collective imagination since that bloody night in 1892. Was Lizzie Borden a cold-blooded killer or a victim of the Victorian patriarchy?
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Atlanta's live theatre hiatus is ending, one venue at a time. Today we bring you a look toward the '21-'22 season at Theatrical Outfit, which will mark Matt Torney's first in-person season as Artistic Director and Addae Moon's as Associate Artistic Director.
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"With five gripping Mainstage productions and the continuations of Made In Atlanta, Graham Martin Unexpected Play Festival, and The Welcome Table," the company says, "The 2021-2022 Season at Theatrical Outfit will bring powerful, relevant, and thrilling live theatre back to the heart of Downtown Atlanta."
The Main Stage Series
An Iliad
by Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare
Based On Homer’s The Iliad, Translated by Robert Fagles
Directed by Matt Torney
September 15 – October 10, 2021
“Pure theater: shocking, glorious, primal and deeply satisfying.” —Time Out NY
Has anything really changed since the Trojan War? Visionary creators Lisa Peterson and Denis O’Hare have reimagined Homer’s tragic poem with dazzling theatricality and dark humor. As we emerge from a global pandemic, join us for this sweeping account of humanity’s unshakeable attraction to war and the heroes that rise and fall in times of chaos. This one-person show featuring a live musician “Relates An Age-Old Story That Resonates With Tragic Meaning Today” (New York Times).
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery
by Ken Ludwig
Directed by Melissa Foulger
November 17 – December 19, 2021
“Ingeniously Funny ... Will Keep You Guessing Until The Curtain Call” — BroadwayWorld
Who killed Sir Charles Baskerville? Is there any truth to the legend of a supernatural hound? This sounds like a case for the world’s most famous detective! From the award-winning mastermind of mayhem, Ken Ludwig, comes a fast-paced comedy mystery that takes us from Baker Street to the haunted Dartmoor. Join Sherlock Holmes & Dr. Watson as they try to escape a dizzying web of clues, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters in a “Perfect Mix Of Slapstick And Thrills” for the entire family (Theatermania).
Bright Half Life
by Tanya Barfield
February 2 – 27, 2022
“Romantic! Virtuosic! For sheer loveliness, you won’t surpass Barfield’s exquisite Bright Half Life” – Time Out New York
What if life came with a rewind button? Pulitzer Prize finalist Tanya Barfield brings the world a kaleidoscopic new play about love, heartbreak, skydiving and the infinite moments that make a relationship. Bright Half Life shares the four-and-a-half-decade story of Vicky and Erica, who meet, fall in love, and go through all the trials and tribulations of marriage and building a family. Pause. Rewind. Fast forward. And hold on to “A Well-Written, Engaging Portrayal Of Smart Women Finding Themselves And Each Other” (The New Yorker).
The Wolf at the End of the Block
by Ike Holter
March 30 – April 24, 2022
“From the first moments of the play we are pulled in, and we remain enthralled throughout.” — Chicago Reader
Have you ever entered a world where nothing is as it seems? Abe, a resident of the Rightlynd neighborhood of Chicago, seeks justice after a mysterious, late-night attack at a boarded-up bar. In the next 48 hours, the neighborhood digs deep into escalating mystery, working against time to separate fact from fiction. But as the clock ticks down, the media gets involved, and what began as a simple mystery quickly twists into a personal, pointed and political thriller. A modern-day neo-noir, The Wolf at the End of the Block is “A Modern Masterpiece” (New City).
Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill
by Lanie Robertson
Directed by Eric J. Little
June 1 – 26, 2022
“As Lady Day, Burrell … gives one of the most bruising performances of the season” – AJC
Have you ever witnessed an icon? Theatrical Outfit will once again be transformed into a 1950s Philadelphia jazz bar where the legendary Billie Holiday is giving one of her final performances. As she wows audiences with her iconic hits, Billie shares bittersweet stories about her life, painting a riveting and moving portrait of the lady whose music wove pain into beauty. Broadway’s Terry Burrell returns with a tour-de-force performance featuring more than a dozen of Holiday's beloved songs, including "Strange Fruit," "What a Moonlight Can Do," and more. You are in for an “Original And Riveting” evening (The London Times).
Atlanta’s live theatre hiatus is ending, one venue at a time. Today we bring you a look toward the ’21-’22 season at Theatrical Outfit, which will mark Matt Torney’s first …
